What is the difference in surface area between Iran and Peru?

459,930 sq. km, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Peru?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Iran vs Peru: Surface area

Iran

1.75 million sq. km

in 2023

Peru

1.29 million sq. km

in 2023

Iran rank

17th

Peru rank

19th

Surface area over time

Iran
Peru

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.75 million sq. km against 1.29 million sq. km in Peru, a difference of 459,930 sq. km.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 17th and Peru ranks 19th of 216 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.75 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	459,930 sq. km	Iran
1970s	1.75 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	459,930 sq. km	Iran
1980s	1.75 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	459,930 sq. km	Iran
1990s	1.75 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	459,930 sq. km	Iran
2000s	1.75 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	459,930 sq. km	Iran
2010s	1.75 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	459,930 sq. km	Iran
2020s	1.75 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	459,930 sq. km	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Iran or Peru?: Iran, at 1.75 million sq. km against 1.29 million sq. km in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Iran and Peru?: 459,930 sq. km, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Peru?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Peru rank globally for surface area?: Iran ranks 17th and Peru ranks 19th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.